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Table 6 Association of explanatory variables with the composite quality score (N = 3,700 individuals within 240 general practices within 9 countries)

From: Which practice characteristics are associated with the quality of cardiovascular disease prevention in European primary care?

 

Estimate

[95% CI]

P value

Individual level

   

   Age (per 5-year)

−0.53

[−1.43; 0.37]

0.2503

   Gender: female

−0.99

[−2.33; 0.33]

0.1408

Practice level

   

   FTE GP ≥ 21

2.07

[−1.96; 6.10]

0.3134

   Practice location: urban2

0.45

[−3.99; 4.89]

0.8429

   Practice score ‘PrevServ’3

1.92

[0.56; 3.38]

0.0058

   Practice score ‘EMR’4

0.06

[−2.34; 2.46]

0.9593

   Practice score ‘CCM’5

−0.88

[−2.22; 0.46]

0.2001

   Practice score ‘QM’6

−0.21

[−2.11; 1.68]

0.8245

  1. 1 FTE = Full time equivalent.
  2. 2 Urban: Practice location in town > 100,000 inhabitants (> 30,000 in Slovenia).
  3. 3 PrevServ = Preventive Services (score: % of ‘yes answers’ from 13 items) (Table 3).
  4. 4 EMR = Electronic medical record (score: % of ‘yes answers’ from 5 items) (Table 3).
  5. 5 CCM = Chronic Care Management (score: % of ‘yes answers’ from 6 items) (Table 3).
  6. 6 QM = Quality Management (score: % of ‘yes answers’ from 3 items) (Table 3).
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